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Y A. O. GONNER.

WIRE AND SLAT FENCE MACHINE.

No. 346,429. Patented July 27, 1886.

PETERS. FhaIO-Lflhagraphar. Washington. D C

ElNiTnn STATES PATENT thence.

ALBERT O. CONN-ER, Oh RICHMOND, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HOOSIER DRILL COMPANY,

WIRE-=AND-SLAT- OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE MACHENE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 3%6/k29, dated July 27,1886.

Application tiled May 12, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern- Be it known that I, ALBERT O. CONNER, of Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and use- I ful Improvements in \Vire-and-Slat-Fencing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates more particularly to that class of wire-and'slat-fencing machines which are known as vertical machines, which make the fence by twisting the wires which are stretched from a fence-post to a tension-post, securing the slats in position in the fence.

The object of my invention is to provide a strong, cheap, and simple machine, which op crates advantageously on all kinds of ground, and can be adjusted to work as advantageously up or down hill as on level ground.

The various features of my invention will be explained in the description of the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specifica= tion, in whieh Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention in position for operation. Fig. Zisaperspective view of one of the slat-guides. Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal section of the tension device. Figs. 4, 5, and Bare detail views of the tension devices.

1 represents the base ofthc weaving-machine.

2 represents rollers by which the same is moved for longitudinal adjustment.

3 represents ears, to which the framea of the loom is attached by pivots 6 represents sprocketwheels, over which passes sprocket-chain 7, driven by the sprocketwheel 8 and crank 9, that are journaled on brace-arms 10, which are firmly bolted to the loom-frame 4c.

12 represents the wires passing through the twisting-frameslli. The forward ends ot'these wires are rigidly united to the fence-post, and the rear ends are wound around spools 14, which are journaled on the tension-post 15.

16 represents the extensible brace, made of two pieces, one end of which is pivotally attaehed to base 1, and at the otherend toloonr frame 4. The two parts of the brace are united by thumb-screw bolt 17, which passes through longitudinal slots in the braces.

hen it is desired to twist the wires around Serial No. 201,981. (No model.)

slats where the ground isinelined upward from the point of commencement, the frame 4 is inclined forward at such an angle as to hold the frame 4 at rightangles to the planeofthe wires, 55 and it is secured in this position by means of the extensible brace 16 and thumb-screw 17.

18 represents a bracket attached to the foot of the frame 4, on which the slat rests while the guide 19 holds the slat in position for weav- 6o ing. These guides 19 also serveanother office. It will be observedthattheloonrframeisreadily adjustable on the rollers 2. \Vhen it is desired to place a picket in position in thetwister-frame, the whole deviceis readily moved up 6 to crowd the slat firmlyinto place between the wires. The base of the cars 19 projects sufficiently in front of the spindles 12 to provide a space for the twist of the wires, so as to avoid moving in the act of twisting.

20 represents a handle on thetwister-frame, for moving it back for adjusting it in position for a second slat.

It is desirable to have a tension device which will feed the wire through the spindle auto- 7 5 matically by the strain oi the spindles,and yet have sufiieient friction to-hold the wires taut and allow them to be fed uniformly. To accomplish this I haveprovided thel'ollowinginstrumentalities: 21 represents a tension-post, which is anchored firmly to the ground. 14: represents spools on which wires are wound. 22 represents a journal-bolt passing through the post and the spools on both sides of the post. 23 represents frictiou-plates rigidly attached to post 2L and forming the journal-sup ports of the bolt 22. 21 represents the spoolsleeve journaled loosely on a sleeve, 2J,formed on the i'rictiouplate 23 and surrounding the bolt 22. 25 represents a spool-disk rigidly at- 0 tached to sleeve 21. 26 represents a ratchetdisk. It is provided with a many-sided orifree. which fits a similar shaped section on the sleeve 2t. 27 represents a many-sided projection on the sleeve 29. 28 represents a disk 5 provided with an orifice fitting the projection 27. Thesleeve24.jonrnalsloosely onthesleeve 29, the ratchet disk 26 abutting against the friction-plate 23. The spools are placed in poserted through disks 2S and sleeve 29, and the nut 30 is screwed on, drawing the disks 2S sition on sleeve 29, the through-bolt 22 is inagainst the disks 25 and pressing the ratchetdisks 26 against the friction-plates 23. Any desired amount of friction can be developed, according to the pressure of the nut 30, and an equal amount of friction is simultaneously applied to both spools by the nut. 31 represents notches cut in the face of disks 25 for applying a wrench to turn the spools 14 to stretch the wires 12. 32 represents pawls engaging with the teeth of ratchet-disks 26 to hold the spools when the wires are strained.

I claim- 1. In combination with the tension-post 21, having friction-plates 23, the through-bolt 22, the nut 30, the spools let, the twister-frame 4, pivotally attached to a base, and the slat-guides 19, placed in a vertical line parallel with the vertical plane of the twisting-spindles, substautially as specified.

2. The combination, with the tension-post 21, of the friction-plates 23, mounted on each side thereof, the sleeves 29, projecting from said plates, the spools 14,1nounted on thespindles, and the bolt 22, passing through the sleeves, and having a nut by which variable 25 tension is exerted upon the spools, substantially as described.

3. The friction-tension devices composed of the spools 14, friction-plates-23, disks 28, and journal-bolt 22, supporting thespools, and the 0 friction-nut 30 on saidbolt and simultaneously clamping both spools, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. Y

ALBERT G. CONNER.

Witnesses:

H. A. MOORE, F. A. WILKE. 

